“You can’t wait for inspiration,

you have to go after it with a club.”

— Jack London

Contents

IMPACT

Letter from the Chairman and the President

Letter from the Director

FCVA Board of Trustees,

Committees, and Councils

INSPIRE

Exhibitions

EDUCATE

Education and Community Relations

SUPPORT

Corporate and Foundation Support

Circle Member Support

Friends of Architecture

Annual Fund

Honoraria and Memorial

2009 Frist Gala

“To become truly immortal, a work of art must escape all human limits:

logic and common sense will only interfere. But once these barriers are

broken, it will enter the realms of childhood visions and dreams.”

-Giorgio de Chirico

“To become truly immortal, a work of art must escape all human limits:

logic and common sense will only interfere. But once these barriers are

broken, it will enter the realms of childhood visions and dreams.”

-Giorgio de Chirico

IMPACTIMPACT

Letter from the Chairman & President

To our members, supporters,sponsors, and the communities we serve:

The year kicked off in January as Paint Made Flesh debuted

at the Frist Center and was accompanied by a sold-out

symposium on the opening weekend. After closing at the

Frist Center, the exhibition traveled to the Phillips Collection

in Washington, D.C., and finally to the Memorial Art Gallery

in Rochester, New York. The major symposium, presented in

conjunction with Paint Made Flesh, featured internationally

acclaimed scholars and artists.

In spite of economic difficulties, 2009

was a watershed year for the Frist

Center for the Visual Arts. There were

many reasons for this, but first and

foremost, the Frist Center Exhibitions

Department organized, presented, and

traveled two major exhibitions.

During the fall we hosted Twilight Visions: Surrealism,

Photography, and Paris, an exhibition exploring one

of the most intriguing creative movements of the

twentieth century.

“...it is our members, not our galleries or walls, who make museums.”

world-class art to our

region and inspiring

people to look at their

world in new ways.

As we move into an

exciting new year, we

take time to remember

that it is our members,

not our galleries or walls,

who make museums.

We appreciate your in-

volvement and support

and look forward to

seeing you often in

the year ahead.

Twilight Visions traveled to the

International Center of Photogra-

phy (ICP) in New York City before

opening at the Telfair Art Muse-

um in Savannah, Georgia,

in June of 2010. While at ICP,

Twilight Visions received an

excellent review from The New

York Times as well as the

International Herald Tribune.

These traveling exhibitions

increased the visibility and

enhanced the reputation of

our institution throughout

the national and international

art communities.

We cannot begin to thank

our members, generous

sponsors, patrons, trustees,

advisory councils, volunteers,

and everyone in the local

community who all make this

possible by supporting and

embracing the Frist Center’s

commitment to bringing

William R. FristChairman and Presidentof the Board of Trustees

Corporate and Foundation Support

Last year we had the generous support of a number of corporations

and foundations. It takes significant resources to accomplish what we

do at the Frist Center, and we are grateful for the generosity of the many

who believe in the vision of our institution and the mission that guides us.

2009 Ingram GalleryExhibition Sponsors

Platinum Sponsor:

HCA and the TriStar Family

of Hospitals

Gold Sponsor:

First Tennessee

2009 Gordon ContemporaryArtists Project Gallery Exhibition SponsorWelling LaGrone and Morgan Keegan

2009 Upper-Level GalleriesExhibition SponsorsPublix Super Markets Charities & Publix

Friends of Architecture

Anonymous

Builders Exchange of Tennessee

Centric Architecture

DA|AD

Messer Construction Co.

Smith Seckman Reid, Inc.

Thomas, Miller & Partners, PLLC

Tuck Hinton Architects

Last year we had the generous support of a number of corporations

and foundations. It takes significant resources to accomplish what we

do at the Frist Center, and we are grateful for the generosity of the many

who believe in the vision of our institution and the mission that guides us.

Community Outreach andEducation Program Support

Cal Turner Family Foundation

Gannett Foundation

Gaylord Entertainment Foundation

Institute of Museum and Library

Services

Macy’s Foundation

The Margaret and Victor Nielsen

Fund and the Community

Foundation of Middle Tennessee

Memorial Foundation

Metropolitan Nashville Arts

Commission

Predators Foundation

Samuel M. Fleming Foundation

Target

Tennessee Arts Commission

Terrazzo, developed by Crosland

William Stamps Farish Fund

2009 Corporate Partnersand SponsorsAAA Auto Club

Bank of America

Belmont University

Emma

Glaceaú

Hermitage Lighting Gallery

highbrowfurniture.com

James Duncan Creative

King Jewelers

Lipman Brothers

MAC Presents

Michael Edge of Keller

Williams Realty

Nashville Arts Magazine

Nashville Parent

Ocean Way Nashville

Recording Studios

Pinnacle Financial Partners

Powell Creative, LLC

Precision Signworks

The Premier Event

R. G. Anderson Co., Inc.

The Tennessean

Union Station, a Wyndham

Historic Hotel

Village Wines

WAMB Radio

Woo Skincare + Cosmetics

Wright Travel

yellowbook

2009 Frist Fridays SponsorsSupporting Sponsor:

Fifth Third Bank

Contributing Sponsors:

Lightning 100

Nashville Scene

Southwest Airlines